Arun Saravanan V
I am a current MBA student at XLRI Jamshedpur and a dynamic management professional and with over 3.5 years of experience driving Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0 initiatives in manufacturing. Proven track record of bridging the gap between manufacturing and IT, having successfully deployed enterprise-level Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Energy Management System (EMS), computer vision quality setups, and advanced AI models. Recognized for using Design Thinking principles to build user-centric digital tools that shop-floor operators actually adopt, I combine deep technical expertise with a collaborative, people-first leadership style. I am passionate about utilizing advanced technology and empathetic leadership to optimize complex business operations and drive sustainable organizational growth.
Work experience
44 months in total
Career highlights
Digital Transformation Engineer, Saint-Gobain
- Functioned as the SPOC for development and implementation of Energy management system and Water Management System using 'Neo' platform of Saint-Gobain
- Worked on energy savings projects through AI and IoT Dashboards, achieving 1.2 MINR savings/year
- By implementing MES, real-time scheduling and process control, for enhancing operational efficiency and data driven continuous improvement, improved the throughput by 10% of Offline - Glass cutting line.
- Led the development of Cullet Quality Digital Checklist application, engaged in cross supplier collaboration across India and Improved the external cullet quality by 50%, reducing the manual inspection time by 99%
- Engaged in Water consumption mapping through digital dashboards, achieving 100% online water consumption tracking and alerts during spikes
- Functioned as the Key member of implementing Computer Vision System for Paint Surface Defect Detection in mirror production line, automated defect detection using ML algorithms, leading to completely online inspection and reduced claims by 50%
Management Trainee, Saint-Gobain
- Extensively trained in Glass manufacturing operations, World class manufacturing principles.
- Did a hands-on project about the innovative 10 MW electrode boosting for glass furnace.
Summer Intern, Saint-Gobain
- Did a hands-on project about the communication interference issue in glass furnace temperature tracking.
- Developed an understanding of Kaizen principles of problem solving and root cause analysis
Achievements
- Global Digital and IT awards,2025 (Saint-Gobain France)
- CII Industrial Climate Action Summit 2026, Platinum Award
- CII Best Digitalization in Quality award,2024
Certifications
- Introduction to Industry 4.0 and Industrial and Internet of things (NPTEL, IIT Kharagpur)
- Microsoft Power BI desktop for Business Intelligence (Udemy)
- MySQL for Data Science and Business Intelligence (Udemy)
- Digital Transformation by University of Virginia & BCG (Coursera)
